EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70, May 28, 1967
TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND ENTITIES.
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Function
Office to Handle
1.
Request
for issuance of allocated motor vehicles plate numbers.Delegated
to Land Transportation Commissioner.2.
Matters
relative to the issuance of permits to national government officials to
possess firearms, and to dealers in firearms, ammunition and explosives.The
Chief of Constabulary shall act for the President.3.
Matters
relative to the issuance of permits to local government officials to possess
firearms and to dealers in firearms, ammunition and explosives.The
Chief of Constabulary shall act for the President.4.
Matters
relative to forfeiture of certificate of deposit issued as security for
licensed firearms under Section 901 of the Revised Administrative Code, and
surrender of bond or certificate of deposit issued as security for a licensed
firearm under Section 904 of the Revised Administrative Code.The
Chief of Constabulary shall act for the President.5.
Claims
for benefits under Section 699 of the Revised Administrative Code and on
applications for permission to teach, exercise profession, or engage in
business outside of office hours or acquire public lands, of personnel of
offices and entities under the Office of the President the heads of which
have been conferred the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.6.
Requests
for authority for local travel not exceeding three months of personnel of
offices and entities under the Office of the President whose heads have been
conferred the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.7.
Requests
for the transfer of property between different offices or agencies under the
Office of the President pursuant to Section 641 of the Revised Administrative
Code, the heads of which have the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.8.
Requisitions
of offices or entities under the Office of the President, the heads of which
have the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.9.
Requests
for authority to grant meal allowance for overtime services rendered in
offices or entities under the Office of the President the heads of which have
the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.10.
Matters
relative to the payment of prior year’s obligations as provided under Section
7-I (27) of C.A. No. 246 for offices or entities under the Office of the
President the heads of which have the rank of Department Head or Secretary.Delegated
to heads of such offices or entities.11.
Requests
of local government officials for authority to grant local personnel meal
allowances in lieu of additional compensation while rendering overtime
service.Transfered
to Provincial Governors and City Mayors.12.
Requests
for use of the AFP band.Delegated
to the Secretary of National Defense.13.
Prison
matters, including the confinement of provincial and municipal prisoners in
the National Prison and vice-versa, reports and inspection of local jails,
recommitment of pardoned prisoners for violation of conditions of pardons,
classification of prisoners, and requests of prisoners to go out of prison
under guard to view remains of deceased relatives.Delegated
to the Secretary of Justice who shall sign “By authority of the President.”14.
Matters
relative to franchises for public utilities granted by the municipal councils
and submitted for the approval of the President.Delegated
to the Secretary of Justice.15.
Requests
for authority appoint special policemen by private firms or semi-government
institutions.Transferred
to Police Commission.16.
Matters
relative to negotiated contracts for services or for furnishing supplies,
materials and equipment to the government involving an amount of P50,000 or
less for National Government agencies and P100,000 or loss for
government-owned or controlled corporations.Delegated
to the Secretary of General Services for National Government agencies and to
Administrator of Economic Coordination for government-owned or controlled
corporation.17.
Matters
relative to negotiated contracts wherein the government is required to make
advance payment for services not yet rendered and/or supplies and materials
not yet delivered involving an amount of P50,000 or less for National
Government agencies and P100,000 or less for government-owned or controlled
corporations.Delegated
to the Secretary of General Services for National Government agencies and to
the Administrator of Economic Coordination for government-owned or controlled
corporations.18.
Contracts
for the lease of private buildings, rooms, lots or spaces for use by National
Government agencies and government-owned or controlled corporations.Delegated
to the Secretary of General Services for National Government agencies and to
the Administrator of Economic Coordination for government-owned or controlled
corporations
The provisions of Executive Order No. 298 dated August 12, 1940, as amended, Executive Order No. 201 dated January 14, 1949, and Executive Order No. 175 dated November 11, 1930, and rules and regulations as are in conflict herewith are hereby modified or repealed accordingly.
Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven.
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) JOSE J. LEIDO, JR.
Acting Executive Secretary